Publishers Weekly article Pitch Wars Comes to an End
Query Letters
- The Query Simplified by Brenda Drake
- The Perfect Query Letter by Isabel Ibanez Davis
- Querying (1): Step by Step Query Process by Kat Cho
- How Not to Query by Beth Ellyn Summer
- 15 Things That Should Never Be In Your Query by Sarah Nicolas
- In the Inbox: query advice from a literary agency intern
- Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast
Synopsis
Pitches
- The 35-word and Twitter Pitch Simplified by Brenda Drake
- Secrets to #pitmad Success by Sarah Nicolas
First Pages
- The perfect first page! by Stacey Trombley
- Subjectivity in the First 250 Words by Michelle Hauck
- Your First Page by Heidi Stallman
- Standard Manuscript Formatting by Sarah Nicolas
Success Stories
- An Interview with Peter McLean upon receiving an offer of representation.
- My Path To Publication by Shari Schwarz
- How I Got My Agent by Jenni L. Walsh
- How I Landed My Book Deal by Lindsey Frydman
- How I Got My Agent by Samantha Joyce
- How Book 5 Became My Debut by Rachel Lynn Solomon
- On Getting My First Book Deal by Kit Frick
- Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast
From our Mentors
- Word Counts by Sarah Nicolas
- Bullet Journal Your Revision Notebook by Laura Shovan
- #AuthorToolboxBloghop: Deep POV by K. Kazul Wolf
- On Writing Emotion by Julie Artz
- FINAL EDITING CHECKLIST!!! by Kim Long
- Starting a Novel Using Short Stories by Katrina Carrasco
- VILLAINS! by Sheena Boekweg
- Ten tips on how to win a writing contest by Fiona McLaren
- Rule #1: Take the Reader With You by Aimee L. Salter
- Choosing Comps For Your Novel by Rebecca Schaeffer
- Capturing Voice! by Susan Gray Foster
- Writing Tips & Tricks Catch-all by Brighton Walsh
- Show Don’t Tell … What The hell? by Kate Foster
- The Most Common Issues I See as an Editor by Naomi L. Hughes
- On Parting Ways with Literary Agents by Joy McCullough-Carranza
- Do Not Fear Rejection by Jessica Bayliss
- Tricks on Understanding Confusing Words by Nikki Roberti Miller
- Characters That March to the Beat of their Own Drums by Mike Grosso
- Favorite Craft Books by Kip Rechea
- Practicing and Improving Voice by Amanda Rawson Hill
- Do Music and Fiction Mix? by Rebecca Denton
- The Overarching Conflict in MG by Jenn Brisendine
- The Truth About Diversity in Publishing by Laura Brown Teckman
- Building a Writing Career by Jenny Lundquist
- Dealing With Jealousy In Your Writing Life by Cindy Baldwin
- Another Magic Formula by Jessica Vitalis
- What No One Tells You About Being A Debut Author by Caitlin Sinead Jennings
- Polishing Those Pages by Jamie Howard
- Nudging An Agent with An Offer Of Representation by Destiny Cole
- Critiques and Cultivating Self-Awareness by Megan England
- 5 Ways My Revision Process Has Improved by Katherine Fleet
- In Search For Magic by Shari Green
- On Perseverance by Miriam Spitzer
- 5 Ways To Find the Perfect Title For Your Novel by Clarissa Goenawan
Links for Writers
- Manuscript Wish List
- Publishing Crawl
- Query Tracker
- Publishers Marketplace
- The Association of Authors’ Representatives
- Literary Rambles
- Grammar Girl – Quick and Dirty Tips
- Guide to Literary Agents
- Agent Query
- Galleycat
- Writer Beware
- Absolute Write
- Writers Helping Writers